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Tuesday, November 02, 2004

Here We Go

So, it's Election Day and by all accounts Americans are turning out in large numbers. I applaud this even if I'm not too enthused about voting myself. Before someone gets all self-righteous on me let me explain. As I've written before, I have a very few issues that motivate me...tax reform, paying off the debt, education reform and independance from foreign oil. I guess it has to do with my Left Coast roots but I'm all about independence from outside influence. No candidate has run on platforms that are even close when it comes to this, probably because to hold the positions I support would mean no chance of election. So I have to vote for someone who doesn't even vaguely represent me on any of the issues that are really important to me. Bummer. This makes it hard to get up the motivation to go and stand in line in the rain instead of doing something useful like getting my hair cut.

This means I have to vote on vague, squishy things that are hard to measure or clarify or on things have little to do with the process of governing. As an example, I really like Bush's strong devotion to his faith and his willingness to submit to a higher power and to seek wisdom through prayer. What's unfortunate is that this has little effect on those who pass the legislation that may or may not affect me. Thus, I feel like my vote supports a system that I don't support to some degree.

So here's a shout out. If there are any candidates for the office of President or who want to run for the Congress or Senate in 2006 or 2008 that support paying back the debt as a fundamental platform plank, who want to reform the tax code to a simple income tax along with a sales tax and who want the government to support the development of alternative sources of enregy generation please contact me. I'll do whatever I can to support your candidacy in and around Georgia. I might even give you money if I've got a little extra. If nothing else, I'll ride my bike around the region with a placard that tells people to vote for you.

Thanks for reading.

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